A Pathfinder for the Pilgrimage to

Santiago de Compostela

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Web Sources

Web Sources:  These links provide resources on the internet that allow the user to access more up-to-date information about the pilgrimage and have a more interactive experience.

http://www.humnet.ucla.edu/santiago/iagohome.html

This website is maintained by a professor at UCLA in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese.  It has a map of the pilgrimage routes that you can click on different stops along the way and you can go to the homepage for that place to get information and pictures from that stop.  Unfortunately, not all of the stops have their own page yet so it is not as useful as it could be, but it is helpful.  There is also a link to an internet discussion group that you can join to talk about the pilgrimage with other people.  You can also search the archives of the Santiago listserv for historical and practical information.  There is also a link so you can visit and/or join the American Association of Friends of the Road to Santiago, which gives up-to-date information.  There are also links to student projects on the subject, but they are all in Spanish, but they do have nice pictures to look at.  There is a little bit about the difficulties of the journey and the pilgrim’s vow is written near the bottom of the page.  This site is very useful for getting basic information and pictures.

http://www.cyberspain.com/ciudades-patrimonio/isanti.htm

This site gives basic information about the town of Santiago de Compostela.  There are a lot of links that go to web pages that are in Spanish at the top and English at the bottom so be sure to look for that.  There are nice pictures throughout.  Some of the topics covered by the links include information about the cathedral at the end of the pilgrimage, the road to Santiago, the Plaza of Obradorio that is in front of the cathedral, and the Gate of Glory that is the entrance to the cathedral. 

http://www.red2000.com/spain/santiago

The information on this page includes the history and legend of Santiago and St. James, gastronomy, fiestas and folklore, and nightlife.  It also has a sightseeing tour or you can make reservations for hotels, rental cars, or airfare. 

http://www.360portugal.com

This site has a map of the town with links to pictures of monuments.  Stops along the pilgrimage route have information about them along with pictures; however, the information is written in Spanish.  Some of the pictures are moving 360º shots.  These help the viewer get a good idea about the landscape and to get a perspective of the buildings with their surroundings as well.  The pages for the different stops have different things such as the one for San Milan has a floor plan of the cathedral there with links to pictures of monuments within the building.  This site also has a list of monuments to see with links to pictures of them showing where they are located.